An Impact Soundworks Library Designed by Andrew Aversa & Dickie Chapin

Scripted by Mario Krušelj & Nabeel Ansari • Edited by Anthony Mena & Christian Yoder • Art by Dickie Chapin
Instrument v1.00

OVERVIEW
ACOUSTIC REVOLUTIONS 3 is the definitive entry into our series of rhythmic acoustic guitar loops. Where the
first volume had a small set of stylized loops, and the second volume expanded that into a broader set of "bread
and butter" rhythms, this third entry features over 10x more content than the previous two libraries COMBINED.
We've exhaustively sampled 48 unique strummed rhythms in two tempos, six keys, twelve chord types, and
multiple variations per rhythm. As a result, you can use the performances in virtually any composition with
minimal stretching or shifting needed!

This third volume also includes a brand new Kontakt instrument giving you many ways to perform, sequence, and
switch between rhythms and chords seamlessly. While all loops are also provided as WAV, this playable
instrument is an incredibly convenient way to musically control the huge bank of over 13,000 loops. Use chord
detection or keyswitches to set up new chords, adjust playback to sync with your host, trigger transitions like
chokes, falls, stops, and mutes, and even apply up to 6 FX from our modular analog/digital effects rack!

Acoustic Revolutions 3 is our most versatile, inspirational acoustic guitar collection yet. Whether you're writing
pop, rock, country, underscore, or EDM, the samples here are sure to inspire your songwriting!
INSTALLATION
Step 1: Using your browser, download the packed library RAR files.

Step 2: Using a program like WinRAR (PC) or Keka (Mac), double-click on the .rar files to extract the library folder
(Acoustic Revolutions 3).

Step 3: Move the “Acoustic Revolutions 3” folder to the location of your choice. We recommend an internal hard
drive (especially a solid-state drive), or a USB3/Thunderbolt external drive.

Step 4: Open Kontakt in your DAW or in standalone mode. Using the “Files” browser on the left-hand side, find the
“Acoustic Revolutions 3” folder. From here, you can load the instrument patch from the Instruments folder by
double-clicking the NKI, or by dragging and dropping it into the main Kontakt window.

Optional: Please see our Kontakt workflow tutorial for information on adding instrument files to the faster
Quickload window or the Kontakt Database.
We’ll explore the Acoustic Revolution 3 GUI in detail, but first a quick tip! If you’re unsure of the functionality of a
control just hover over it and some handy help text appears at the bottom of the Kontakt window.

INSTRUMENT & GUI

The GUI can be visually divided into 3 major panels. Let’s go through them one at a time:
Info Panel

The top panel displays information about the current rhythmic pattern – its name, chord type and time
signature. Below that there’s a playback timeline that shows you where you are in the pattern in real time. Each
bar is divided by a vertical line and each beat is represented by a symbol that describes a performance technique. A
white circle represents an open strum, a closed white circle is a muted strum, and a small gray circle is a rest. An
“X” represents a choke or ‘dead note’. A symbol turns red during playback to show the currently active beat.

On the right side of the Info panel there’s a selection of performance options.

The A and B buttons allow you to choose between 2 different round robin performances, or “takes,” of the pattern.
With the DBL button activated, both round robins will play back, panned left and right to create a stereo doubling
effect.

The orange dropdown selects how the note release influences the playback of the pattern. It delays the note
release by a certain amount (or ignores it altogether) to allow for smooth chord changes.

Finally, the Fret Noise button inserts realistic fret noise between chord changes and the knob determines their
volume.

Fret Mode Panel

The second and third panels contain the chord and rhythm selection controls, respectively. Think of these 2 panels
as parts of a guitar – the left (Fret Mode) panel represents the neck and the right (Rhythm Mode) panel is the body
where the chords are strummed.

The Fret Mode panel features a dropdown to select from 3 primary chord selection, or “fretting” modes –
Intelligent, Auto Chord and Manual. As shown on the GUI, fretting always takes place within the 2 octaves of keys
from C1 – B2. The process of creating chords differs for each of the 3 modes so let’s go into detail here:

Intelligent Mode: With this mode selected our engine will detect and play back the chord you play within the
fretting key range described above. The image below shows the Kontakt keyboard mapping when in Intelligent
Mode.
Manual Mode: In this mode, chords are selected via 2 sets of keyswitches within the fretting range. The first set
(blue keys) determines the key and the second (red) selects one of 12 chord types. For example, pressing C1 and
F2 triggers a C Major 7chord. The image below shows the Kontakt keyboard mapping when in Manual Mode.

Auto Chord Mode: This is a simplified mode that allows for diatonically correct chords. Select a key and chord
type from the dropdowns and use the single octave of blue keyswitches to fret chords that sound great together.
The image below shows the Kontakt keyboard mapping when in Auto Chord Mode.

Note that in ALL 3 modes you also have access to a set of single strums, chokes, slides, knocks and other FX,
mentioned earlier in this manual. You can find these samples mapped to the octave starting at C0, represented by
the pink and red keys. Sprinkle them into your performances to create intros, transitions, endings and added
realism!

Rhythm Mode Panel

The Rhythm Mode panel is where the rhythmic patterns are set up. Think of this as the body of the guitar where
the patterns are strummed.

As shown on the GUI these rhythmic patterns are mapped across the keyboard
via keyswitches between C3 and B6 (up to 48 rhythms accessible at a time).
The dropdown at the top of the panel lets you choose between two Rhythm
Modes – Full and Compact:

Full Mode: In this mode, an interactive table allows you to load up to 48

rhythmic patterns and maps them to the keyboard range described above,
each represented by a seafoam key. Selecting any loaded pattern turns its key
green. Use the buttons below the table to quickly filter by time signature, or to
load/unload all.
Compact Mode: This mode allows you to load up to 24 patterns, which get
mapped only to a 2 octave range between C3 and B4. Clicking a slot in the
table opens a browser where you can select and load any of the 48 available
rhythmic patterns. Use the buttons below the table to filter by time signature
and use the up and down arrows in the browser to scroll. Hit OK to make your
selection.

Note that due to the extreme depth of sampling, loading a large number of
patterns can dramatically increase RAM usage, so we recommend only loading
the ones you need.
FX RACK
Our easy-to-use FX rack features an analog-modeled parametric EQ, compressor, chorus, delay, convolution reverb
and limiter.

Clicking the * button next to each effect will randomize the FX settings; holding shift and clicking will reset all
knobs to normal.

Note that the convolution reverb can be CPU-intensive and may have performance issues on older systems. If you
are having trouble with clicks & pops, check buffer settings in your DAW, or considering disabling and using an
external reverb.
CREDITS
Instrument Concept & Design: Andrew Aversa & Dickie Chapin
Performed by: Patrick Windsor
Kontakt Scripting: Mario Krušelj & Nabeel Ansari
Editing: Anthony Mena & Christian Yoder
Art: Dickie Chapin

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